7.1. Menu options

Can be used in conjunction with all RACOM microwave
products and compatible antennas. Available parameters to input
that affect link budget are:

Modulation

Throughput

Tx Power

Link distance

Antenna specifications

Ray Tools calculation outputs
are:

Free Space Loss (FSL)

1st Fresnel Zone radius

RSS

Sensitivity

Fade margin (shown to be
acceptable/marginal/inadequate)

The calculation assumes a
clear line of sight and makes no allowance for precipitation. A
more accurate calculation can be performed using the tool
available on RACOM web pages (see https://www.racom.eu/eng/products/microwave-link.html#calculation).
Precise link calculation should be performed using dedicated
tools (e.g. Pathloss).

Alignment

Antenna Alignment Tool is accessed using this menu. See
Section 5.6.2Live data
for description.

Configuration

Links to web management of RAy unit. User
authentication is required.

About

This item shows the application version and its Release
notes.

Note

If gloves are used it is strongly recommended to activate
smartphone option for “work in gloves”, which increase the sensitivity
of touch screen display (quite common option for modern
smartphones).

7.2. Application availability

RAy Tools version 2.xx or later is available for mobile operating
systems Android (Google compatible devices) and iOS (Apple devices). All
display sizes are supported on both operating systems. Android version
can be downloaded from Google Play (https://play.google.com/store),
iOS version is available for download on AppStore (https://www.apple.com/ios/app-store)
or their local versions.

Note

RAy Tools application contains an automatic crash report
feature; Firebase tool is used to report the crash. Any data
transmitted is for the exclusive use of RACOM developers to analyse
the problem. It will not be used in any other way by Apple, Google,
Firebase or RACOM.

7.3. Feedback to RACOM

Any feedback for this application is welcome. Please contact us on
email address:
<raytools@racom.eu>

We would also like to hear from any who would like to become a
beta tester of upcoming versions of RAy Tools.